Health Health & Fitness Metabolic syndrome is on the rise: What it is and why it matters Metabolic syndrome may be the most common and serious condition you’ve never… SafeHomeDIYJuly 17, 2020
Health & Fitness Women's Health Gender differences in cardiovascular disease: Women are less likely to be prescribed certain heart medications Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading killer of both women and men… SafeHomeDIYJuly 16, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Nutrition Envisioning food security: Steps we take now can help Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity (lack of reliable… SafeHomeDIYJuly 15, 2020
Health & Fitness Safety How risky is using a public bathroom during the pandemic? Given the choice between using a public bathroom and doing anything else,… SafeHomeDIYJuly 14, 2020
Health & Fitness Tinted sunscreens: Benefits beyond an attractive glow Tinted sunscreens are having a moment. These mineral-based sunscreen formulations have an… SafeHomeDIYJuly 13, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Women's Health Can a daily pill lighten heavy menstrual bleeding caused by fibroids? Fibroids are generally benign (not cancerous) tumors that form within the tissues… SafeHomeDIYJuly 10, 2020
Health & Fitness Safety Women's Health When lockdown is not actually safer: Intimate partner violence during COVID-19 The first thing that came to mind when I heard about COVID… SafeHomeDIYJuly 9, 2020
Health & Fitness Epinephrine is the only effective treatment for anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can potentially lead to death… SafeHomeDIYJuly 9, 2020
Health & Fitness Marijuana may be risky for your heart Now that marijuana is legal for medical or recreational use in many… SafeHomeDIYJuly 9, 2020
Health Health & Fitness How to make the most of your child’s telehealth visit Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, telehealth visits with doctors have been on… SafeHomeDIYJuly 8, 2020
Health & Fitness Functional dyspepsia: Causes, treatments, and new directions Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common condition, loosely defined by some physicians… SafeHomeDIYJuly 8, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Making telemedicine more inclusive As a primary care physician at an academic community health care system… SafeHomeDIYJuly 7, 2020
Health & Fitness How to help your young child cope with the pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful for all of us, and this… SafeHomeDIYJuly 5, 2020
Health & Fitness What should you do during a psychiatric medication shortage? You have finally found a medication to treat your depression that your… SafeHomeDIYJuly 5, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Protesting in the time of COVID-19 We’ve known for a long time that racism is a deeply ingrained… SafeHomeDIYJuly 3, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Can controlling blood pressure later in life reduce risk of dementia? Everyone talks about the importance of treating high blood pressure, the “silent… SafeHomeDIYJuly 2, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Safety How risky is a hug right now? “Can I get a hug?” It’s a simple question for a simple… SafeHomeDIYJuly 1, 2020
Health & Fitness Brain plasticity in drug addiction: Burden and benefit The human brain is the most complex organ in our body, and… SafeHomeDIYJune 30, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Probiotics — even inactive ones — may relieve IBS symptoms Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gut-brain disorder that can cause… SafeHomeDIYJune 29, 2020
Health Health & Fitness Autoimmune lung disease: Early recognition and treatment helps A man who was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) five years ago… SafeHomeDIYJune 27, 2020
